Manucharian Grigoriy

Saving Billions, Cynically: A Very Special Military Operation

cc The Russian military telegram channel, modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DamagedSoldierInVelykaNovosilka.jpg

Russia’s mass deployment of incarcerated prisoners to the frontlines of Ukraine makes for good economics if not ethics. But don’t expect it to catch on in Western Europe, at least for now.

Exploring Cyber-Darkness: How Moscow Undermines the West via the Dark Web

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As Russia's cyberwarfare operations increasingly integrate peripheral and core actors, they form a functional symbiosis that enhances both scale and technical expertise. An effective defense demands a response as dynamic and multifaceted as the threat itself.

EU vs RT: A Propaganda Chess Match for the Ages

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It’s no easy task for EU states to get ahead of Russian propaganda, as evidenced by the resilience of RT France content despite official bans.

The ‘Goebbels Method’: RIA Novosti as Window into Russian Propaganda

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The evolution of Nazi-related terms in domestic-targeted state media provides a window into how Russia has built up a startlingly effective messaging apparatus.

Torture Methods in Russia’s Prison Complex

cc Flickr Jasmine Halki, modified, https://flickr.com/photos/120420083@N05/35986001220/in/photolist-KxiBo2-5n8qrV-WPXEqU-K9Eiar-5LKfRw-KYkH6k-PzFsmy-2aBZiSh-KYm8TM-N6WtWN-JVvnYw-nkVyvv-2aBZhT3-5rshyn-KxiEEx-K89KDp-KYkBMp-pwfy3G-L658Fr-N4dDFg-3b8zjv-pgNXe9-CJAh6L-pgNPTB-2jEBUzM-2jEBULP-VkGwC-5chUji-2jEGcUH-2jEGh6i-2jEBQLE-2jEGcRw-5chZ7K-2jEBUNN-5ci4ng-2jEGgTK-2jEBUBR-5chZ2z-5chUpp-5cnajU-5chUo4-5cnau9-5cnfa3-5cnf7U-5cnaiC-5chUmH-5cnarf-5chZ8X-av9ns6-5chYZc

An examination of torture methods in the Russian prison system, as gleaned from a data subset from gulagu.net.

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